2007 DODGE CALIBER Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. IN ADDITION, THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE VEHICLE WOULD DECELERATE INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO ADVISED THAT THE ALTERNATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND THE PART WAS ORDERED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

2007 DODGE CALIBER 2.0 CVT TRANSMISSION: BOUGHT JUNE 13/2007 BRAND NEW VIN [XXX] 5 MI ON VEHICLE WHEN PURCHASED WE ARE SENIOR CITIZENS ON SOCIAL SECURITY 31,000 MILES SCRAPING , GRINDING NOISE NOT BRAKES- HAS GOTTEN WORSE -MUCH WORSE. GRINDING STARTS AS SOON AS CAR PUT IN GEAR, WORSE AS SPEED INCREASES. TALKED WITH DODGE DEALERS SERVICE DEPARTMENTS -IN ALBANY NY AND BALTIMORE MD THEY KNOW OF THE PROBLEM:TURNS OUT TO BE INSIDE THE TRANSMISSION. NOT REPAIRABLE. WE WERE BLESSED TO MAKE IT HOME SAFE FROM TRIP TO UPSTATE NY FROM MARYLAND. ERAS STILL RINGING 24 HRS LATER. TOLD OUT OF WARRANTY AND COST WILL BE $6,000 TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION!! THIS IS NOW A WELL KNOWN PROBLEM FOR THE 'WORD CLASS POWERTRAIN. DAIMLER CHRYSLER, NISSAN AND HYUNDAI - ALL USED THIS TRANSMISSION THEY JOINTLY DEVELOPED. IS NTSB GOING TO DEMAND A RECALL?? [XXX] PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 30 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ABNORMALLY VEER TO THE LEFT. THE CONTACT PROCEEDED TO APPLY THE BRAKES AND WAS BARELY ABLE TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE TO AVOID A CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE AS THE CONTROL ARM ASSEMBLY, BUSHING AND RODS NEEDING REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

MY WIFE WAS IN AN ACCIDENT TODAY IN HER 2007 DODGE CALIBER SXT. SHE WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 35MPH AND ANOTHER VEHICLE SLID ACROSS THE ROAD IN FRONT OF HER AND SHE HIT THE SIDE OF THAT TRUCK WITH THE FRONT OF HER CAR. IT DONE A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF DAMAGE. IT BUSTED THE FRONT CLIP OFF THE CAR AND YOU COULD SEE THE METAL BUMPER BEHIND THE FRONT CLIP WHICH WAS SEVERELY BENT TOWARD THE ENGINE AND DID BUST THE RADIATOR BUT NO AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT HAPPENED. SHE DID RECIPE SOME BRUISING ON HER NECK AND SHOULDER FROM THE SEATBELT. *TR

LAST WEEK I STARTED NOTICING A LOUD RATTLE IN THE ENGINE OF MY CALIBER. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID IT WAS THE BELT TENSIONER. I GOT IT REPLACED AND IT GOT RID OF THE SQUEAKING NOISE BUT NOT THE RATTLE. I DID RESEARCH ONLINE AND DISCOVERED THAT MANY PEOPLE WERE HAVING ALTERNATOR PROBLEMS AND SHOWED SIMILAR SYMPTOMS AS MINE DID. I CONTACTED THE DEALER AND SAID THAT IT WOULD BE $680 TO REPLACE. I DECIDED TO GO WITH ANOTHER MECHANIC BECAUSE IT WAS CHEAPER. THIS MECHANIC REPLACED IT AND SHOWED ME THE OLD PART, IT WAS COMPLETELY BURNT. HE SAID THAT THERE SHOULD BE NO WAY THAT A CAR WITH 60,000 MILES ON IT SHOULD HAVE AN ALTERNATOR IN THIS CONDITION. HE ALSO MENTION THAT IT COULD HAVE CAUGHT ON FIRE. WHY IS THERE NOT A RECALL ON THIS? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED A SQUEAKING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. ALSO, WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD GO OVER A ROAD BUMP, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD FEEL LOOSE AND JERK WHENEVER MAKING A TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BOTH AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS WHERE THE TECHNICIANS ALL DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE AS THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE LOWER CONTROL ARMS AND BALL JOINTS. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND A REPORT WAS FILED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,000. UPDATED 07/28/11*LJ UPDATED 07/28/11

MY PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG RANDOMLY DISARMS AND MY DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBELT COMES UNDONE OFTEN. SOMETIME TAKES 2-3 TIMES OF TRYING TO FASTEN SEAT BELT TO GET IT TO SECURE. CRUISE CONTROL HAS ALSO GONE OUT. LOVE MY CAR, BUT NOT HAPPY WITH ALL THE PROBLEMS POPPING UP. IT IS ONLY 4 YEARS OLD. *TR

WE HAVE BEEN TOLD BY OUR CAR REPAIR TECHS THAT BOTH OF OUR TIE RODS IN THE FRONT OF THE CAR HAVE GONE BAD. THE CAR ONLY HAS 70,000 ON IT, THE FIRST WENT BAD AT ABOUT 65K AND HAD THAT REPLACED. THIS IS NOT NORMAL AND WOULD LIKE THIS MATTER LOOKED INTO. I DID MORE RESEARCH ONLINE AND FOUND MANY SIMILAR COMPLAINTS FOR THAT YEAR AND MODEL. I HAVE HAD MANY CARS OF DIFFERENT MAKES AND NEVER HAD A ISSUE LIKE THIS, NOT NORMAL AT ALL!

FRONT END STARTED CLUNKING AT APPROX 57,000 MILES. HAD CHECKED AND REPLACED TIE ROD ENDS AND BALL JOINTS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE HEARD A BANGING NOISE WHEN SHE DROVE OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD OR WHEN MAKING A TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO REPLACED THE FRONT LEFT CONTROL ARM, FRONT LEFT STRUT, AND BOTH SWAY BARS. THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHO REPLACED THE FRONT RIGHT LOWER CONTROL ARM BUSHING AS IT WAS HITTING THE FRAME. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO PAID FOR A PORTION OF THE REPAIRS. THE CONTACT BEGAN HEARING ANOTHER NOISE AND PLANNED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 63,432. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 45,000.